Receptacle for paste or mucilage



Jan. 19 Y 27 c. H. PAYNE RECEPTACLE FOR PASTE 6R MUGJiLAGE Filed Dec. 141925 l N VENTOR. Mink, CP

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Patented Jam. 4, 1927.

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1 ,358 l OPEC H CHARLES H. PAYNE, 0F GlINCINNATI, OHIO.

' BECEPTAOLE FOR PASTE 0R MUCILAGE Application filed December 14., 1925Serial no. 75,464.

My invention relates more particularly to ]ars for holdingmuc1lage,,paste, or any kind of a plastic material of a kindrednature.

It is very simple in COllStlllClZlOll, and is highly efficient in use,and one of the main objects of my invention is to keep the contents andthe container in a highly sanitary con dition, to keep the paste ormucilag'e in a live, normal condition, even to the last of "thecontents, this preventing the contents from caking, crumbling andgetting crusty and hard. The container is so constructed in connectionwith a removable gasket, of

' special material and construction so as to keep out the air, thuscutting the tendency of the inucilage orpastc to congeal, crust, or

harden, to a minimum, thus ljproduce in thisclass of articles one ofmarked utility..

The gasket I employ is preferably made of sponge rubber, is materiallythick and highly compressible and cushion-like, and

. when made of sponge rubber is provided a series of screw threadsmoulded into the glass.

At the top of the jar I place a metal screw threaded rim which can bescrewed and unscrewed from the screw threads of the body .part and inthis rim I hinge a lid capable of swinging thereon, which lid has a clipor 'tongue which enga es with a lock on saidscrew rim part to fink-it inposition when closed and this clip can be raised to open the lid so asto swing up and down.

At the top peripheral edge of the metal rim I provide a shoulder'orledge and on the inner side \a flange extends up from said shoulder orledge, upon which I place the gasket herein referred to and, a flangededge or rim at the periphery of the lid impinges down upon thisgasket-when the jar is closed and forms an aif-tight joint.

In the accompanying drawing, making apart of this specification-z Fig.is a plan view of the top of the jar,

and the lid or cover, the cover being open and extended,

Fig. 2 is a' view in elevation of the complete jar,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken "on the lme 33 of Flg. 2,

leig. 4 is a top view of the gasket, and i Fig. 5 is a section thereof,taken on the line 5 -53 of Fig. 4.

In this specification twill describe one form of 1211' which illustratesmy invention in detail.

In the present instance, the jar body part is marked 1 and is usuallymade from glass or an equivalent material and 1 preferably shaped asshown.

' This body 1 holds the mucilage and is provided with a screw threadedrim at its top part, which engages screw threads at the mouth of the jarbody, and generally made of metal, and is provided with a'seat orshoulder and an upwardly exten ing rim 4 at the inner part'of saidseat'S. T 'ese parts are ireferably made of one piece and -in-- tegra.

I provide a cover or lid 5 having a clip tongue 6 preferably madeintegral therewith and also provided with-a hinge'part 7 also preferablyintegral therewith the other hinge part 8 which forms the hingebeing ont the screw threaded rim 2, and preferably made integral therewith, a"pin 9 holding. said two hinged parts together to form the hinge, seeFigs. 1 and 3.

The lid or cover 5 swings on this hinge. On the annular rim 2 I'form a.lug 10 as shown which is engaged by the clip point 12 on the tongle 6when it is desired to have the top or cover in engagement with the bodypart. When it is desired to open the lid, the tongue 6 is engaged andlifted on of engagement with the lug. y In the present instance, thescrew threaded rim 2 can be disengaged or engagedwith y the screwthreads 13 at the top of the jar body, see Fig. 3, and in this mannersaid rim and top or cover can be disengaged or engaged with the bodypart- 1. r

The gasket 14 is generally formed like a ring or annulus and is placedupon the seat or ledge 3, abutting against the upwardly extending rim 4.

It will be noticed that this gasket is. so

formed that it has at its periphery a rind 15 and may have at its innerperiphery a rind 16. The rind, is, of course, more dense than the bodyof the gasket. In the present instance, 1 preferably make this gasket ofsponge rubber which is known to be spongelike and filled with smallholes and internature so as to make the gasket more serviceable, andrendering it capable of being absolutely air-tight,for example I cansatv urate it with a material used for making certain printers rolls.

The lid or top 5 is provided with a flaring rim 20 at its lowerperiphery, so that when the lid is closed. said rim will fit on andimpinge against the gasket 14, and when the lid is closed and lockedpresses said gasket to an extent against the shoulder or seat andupturned rim plug, and said gasket being highly compressible andprovided with a rind on the outside, it will readily be seen that an airtight joint is the result; it will further be seen that even after: manyrepeated operations of this sort, the gasket will still retain itscompressible and resilient cushion-like character and an air-tight jointwill consequently always be formed.

It will be'noted that this gasket is materially thick and heavy, makingit highly yieldable for compressing purposes, an inasmuch as no air canget tothe inside of the jar or to the contents therein, said contentswill be maintained in a normal condition and not crust, congeal orharden "only to a minimum degree. It will be understood that I'do notlimit myself to anyp'recise form of jar in connection with which I use agasket as herein set forth, but may use the same in connection withany'other kind of a jar, especially one in which the lid when closedcompresses the said gasket. f

the upper edge portion of the wall and hav'--.

ing an inwardly extending annular shoulder and an upwardly extendingannular flange, the shoulder and flange forming a rabbet, a

.packing ring located in'the rabbet and engaging said ring,-and animperforate cap movably connected to the first mentioned ring and havingan annular surface bearing upon the packing ring and rendering thereceptacle air-tight. l

2. A receptacle as claimed in claim 1, in which the first mentioned ringis removably secured to the body of the receptacle.

A receptacle as claimed in claim 1, in which the packing ring ist'ormedof sponge rubber and is held in compressed condition by the cap. 1

41 A receptacle including a body portion having an annular wall providednear its upper edge with external threads, a threaded metallic ringengaging the threads of said body and having an inwardly extendingannular shoulder and anlupwardly extending annular flange, said shoulderand flange forminga rabbet, a packing ring of sponge rubber arranged insaid rabbet, and an imperforate cap hingedto the first mentioned ringandvhaving an annular surface engaging the packing ring for renderingthe receptacle air-tight. a

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature zit-Cincinnati, Ohio, this5th=day of Decem ber,1925. J

-\- CHARLES n PAYNE.

